With a large majority of Americans concerned about climate change and an increasing number expressing alarm and distress, it is past time to address this burgeoning public health crisis at the individual, community and societal ...
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Medical researchers have outlined a strategy to generate future-proofed COVID-19 vaccines that can resist emergent new viral strains.
Nov 2, 2021
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There's been a significant breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent hookworm infection—a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally.
Oct 26, 2021
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Researchers have designed a thin polymeric sensor platform on a radiofrequency ablation needle to monitor temperature and pressure in real time. The sensors integrated onto 1.5 mm diameter needle tip have proven their efficacy ...
Oct 20, 2021
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In the US, some National Basketball Association (NBA) players have recently asserted their right to privacy over their COVID vaccination status. In Australia, discussion of vaccine passports has also highlighted this issue.
Oct 5, 2021
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Electronic health records have been widely adopted with the hope they would save time and improve the quality of patient care. But due to fragmented interfaces and tedious data entry procedures, physicians often spend more ...
Sep 23, 2021
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If you have seen stories suggesting the use of ivermectin, a so-called "miracle cure" medication, for COVID-19—beware.
Sep 21, 2021
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The UK government has opened consultations on mandatory vaccination for frontline health and social care staff in England. The plans could require vaccination against COVID-19 and flu for workers who come into contact with ...
Sep 14, 2021
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholar who studies the legal and ethical implications of advanced biotechnologies outlines an unexplored tool to regulate the medically and ethically dubious ...
Aug 31, 2021
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When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands.
Aug 11, 2021
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